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=== The Availability of Probate Records === | === The Availability of Probate Records === | ||
Although many Danish probates have survived and they are some of the best genealogical records for Danish research, finding a probate for your person of interest can be tricky. To find a probate for your person of interest, you must first know where he lived, what class of person he was, and if he was a tenant farmer (or cottager), to which [[Danish Gods| estate]] he was bound. <br> <br> | Although many Danish probates have survived and they are some of the best genealogical records for Danish research, finding a probate for your person of interest can be tricky. To find a probate for your person of interest, you must first know where he lived, what class of person he was, and, if he was a tenant farmer (or cottager), to which [[Danish Gods| estate]] he was bound. <br> <br> | ||
*Probate records for clergy and schoolteachers were kept by the provsti (deanery) until about 1803-1814. After that time their probates were recorded by the local herred (the lowest court district). <br> <br> | *Probate records for clergy and schoolteachers were kept by the provsti (deanery) until about 1803-1814. After that time their probates were recorded by the local herred (the lowest court district). <br> <br> | ||